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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lkf Sde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katar Hilal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilal has chosen JawBreaker as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lkf Sde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Katar Hilal!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sde pushes Hilal up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hilal manages to break the clinch.
Sde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hilal shoots in for a takedown but Sde shows good takedown defense.
Sde has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hilal has him pressed against the cage.
Hilal jumps into guard, dragging Sde to the mat.
Sde is looking to stand up but Hilal won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sde controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hilal looking for a guillotine here but Sde defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilal keeping full guard, as Sde tries to pass.
Hilal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sde is one step ahead there.
Sde has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hilal is proving hard to escape from.
Sde trying to control but Hilal is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hilal seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hilal fails to land the takedown.
Sde shoots in looking for a takedown but Hilal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sde's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hilal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sde sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hilal somewhat.
Lkf Sde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katar Hilal.
Hilal shoots in looking for a takedown. Sde tries to sprawl out of it but Hilal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sde manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sde tries to counter by clinching up but Hilal breaks away and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sde wants to clinch up but Hilal keeps it at a distance.
Sde shoots in looking for a takedown. Hilal tries to sprawl out of it but Sde keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hilal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sde lands a nice looking body shot.
Sde clinches up against the cage.
Hilal is struggling to control the position.
Sde gets underhooks to prevent Hilal's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilal pulls guard.
Sde won't allow Hilal to sweep him here.
Hilal is working an open guard so Sde takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hilal slaps away a takedown attempt from Sde, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And Hilal tries to counter it with a takedown but Sde pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sde throws a head kick that misses.
Hilal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sde quickly recovers to half guard.
Sde scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hilal manages to mount him!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilal looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lkf Sde will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hilal feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sde utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sde controlling the position.
Katar Hilal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sde being controlled here, momentarily.
Hilal trying to control the position from guard on top but Sde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilal postures up.
Hilal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hilal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sde can't do much from the bottom here.
Hilal works to advance to full mount. Sde defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hilal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sde is looking to escape.
Hilal stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Sde shoots in for a takedown but Hilal shows good takedown defense.
Sde misses with a body shot.
Hilal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hilal instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilal has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sde uses from the top position.
Hilal wriggles free and stands up.
Sde will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hilal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lkf Sde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hilal scores with a takedown into Sde's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hilal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sde wants to sweep here but Hilal controlling him for the moment.
Sde can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hilal controls the pace.
Hilal passes Sde's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Hilal has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hilal moves into full mount! Sde won't be happy about that!
Hilal raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hilal's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hilal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hilal is continuing to stall.
Hilal looking to finish Sde with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sde!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hilal looking to control but Sde is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katar Hilal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hilal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sde bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Sde looks to land a combination but Hilal avoids it well.
Hilal shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sde napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hilal controlling from side mount.
Sde tries to bench press Hilal off him but Hilal keeps the position.
Sde is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sde defending well though.
Hilal controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sde has hold of Hilal's hands but Hilal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hilal maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sde could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hilal has cracked it and Sde is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hilal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Katar Hilal!
Our winner, Katar Hilal, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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RATING
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